Lead Stories Podcast

The conversation continues around redefining Hello/Goodbye for this extraordinary and unprecedented year.  How do we say "hello" to what will likely be more of the same as we begin 2021?  Looking past fear and loss of control to ask the question "where do I have agency in this situation moving forward?"  This yearly practice for Jo and Stephanie is now more important than ever.   Connect with Lead...

Free Online Event - Sunday, December 13th 7-8pm Central  Get the Hello Goodbye resource and sign up for the Online event at: LeadStoriesMedia.com/HG2020

Today, Jo and Stephanie ask perhaps hard, but important questions like "What does it mean to say Goodbye to 2020?"  "What does is look like to move on?"  "What has 2020 revealed and how do we respond?"   Hello/Goodbye Event December 13 at 7:00pm CST on Facebook Live Hello/Goodbye 2020-21 free registration HERE Hello/Goodbye 2020-21 free resources HERE   Connect with Lead Stories, Jo, Steph and Edr...

Jo is back!  Today Jo and Stephanie reconnect, catch up and begin the launch of Hello/Goodbye 2020-21 and ask the question "How do we redefine Hello/Goodbye"? Listen as they discuss moving into a new year and what those benchmarks look like.  Hello/Goodbye Event December 13 at 7:00pm CST on Facebook Live Hello/Goodbye 2020-21 free registration HERE Hello/Goodbye 2020-21 free resources HERE   Conne...

Today Stephanie speaks with Tod Bolsinger, professor of leadership at Fuller Seminary and author of two books, on the timely topics of leading in uncharted territory and unprecedented change.      Tod Bolsinger Tempered Resilience: How Leaders are Formed in the Crucible of Change Canoeing the Mountain: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory Connect with Lead Stories, Jo, Steph and Edrin: Inst...

Leadership and Self Care is a topic that's been addressed before on Lead Stories, but it felt important to acknowledge that in this unprecedented time, self-care is more critical than ever. Listen as they talk about specific ways you can "lead yourself" to self-care.  Tara Haelle article: Your Surge Capacity is Depleted  Connect with Lead Stories, Jo, Steph and Edrin: Instagram & Facebook:  @LeadS...

Today Steph and Edrin host Pastor Daniel Hill, author of White Lies and White Awake, in a powerful conversation about race relations in the wider church and what it means to follow Jesus and lead in this area.  River City Church Pastor Daniel Hill interview on Lead Stories Podcast 2017  @Danielhill1336  White Lies: Nine Ways to Expose and Resist the Racial Systems That Divide Us White Awake: An Ho...

Sometimes, focused and driven leaders need to slow down and care for the people they're leading.  Today Stephanie and Edrin go a bit deeper as they talk about the necessity of compassionate leadership in the midst of crisis. #UnprecedentedLeadership  Chief Learning Office Article "Leading With Compassion" Connect with Lead Stories, Jo, Steph and Edrin: Instagram & Facebook:  @LeadStoriesPodcast Co...

Today Stephanie and Edrin offer five things to consider for decision making during this specific and unprecedented time.    Unprecedented Leadership: Decision Making Mission and Vision as a compass  Capacity for change Decision fatigue & Decision paralysis  Who is at the decision making table Listening to God   Connect with Lead Stories, Jo, Steph and Edrin: Instagram & Facebook:  @LeadStoriesPodc...

Pastor Edrin and Pastor Steph respond to listeners questions when it comes to how to lead in these unprecedented times.  Connect with Lead Stories, Jo, Steph and Edrin: Instagram & Facebook:  @LeadStoriesPodcast Connect with Jo at  www.josaxton.com  @josaxton Connect with Pastor Steph at  www.pastorsteph . com   @pastorsteph Connect with Pastor Edrin at  @edrinspeaks Subscribe on iTunes to have th...

Recognizing that division is real and a part of the brokenness of this world, Steph and Edrin talk today about how to manage dialogue in divisive times.   Listen in to this timely and timeless conversation.  Connect with Lead Stories, Jo, Steph and Edrin: Instagram & Facebook: @LeadStoriesPodcast Connect with Jo at  www.josaxton.com  @josaxton Connect with Pastor Steph at www.pastorsteph . com   @...

Steph and Edrin take the conversation deeper this week by looking at the competencies and skills needed to be an unprecedented leader.  They ask the questions:  How do we lead our organization? How do we lead ourselves and others during this season?  Connect with Lead Stories, Jo, Steph and Edrin: Instagram & Facebook: @LeadStoriesPodcast Connect with Jo at  www.josaxton.com  @josaxton Connect wit...

Rev. Eugene Cho sits down with Pastor Steph and Pastor Edrin to discuss the tension surrounding how Christian leaders engage politically in these divisive times. Eugene is the President of Bread For The World  - A Christian advocacy organization that is a collective Christian voice urging our nation's decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad. His book Thou Shalt Not Be A Jerk is a great to...

We've probably heard the word unprecedented more in the last year than ever before, but it true that we are living and leading in unprecedented times.  Today Steph and Edrin begin to tackle some important questions around what it means to be a leader in unprecedented times and what it means to be an unprecedented leader.  Connect with Lead Stories, Jo, Steph and Edrin: Instagram & Facebook: @LeadS...

Welcome to the Lead Stories Podcast Pastor Edrin Williams. Pastor Edrin is joining as a bonus co-host this season! Listen in to get to know Pastor Edrin and hear him discuss the necessity of leadership along with Jo and Steph! Connect with Lead Stories, Jo, Steph and Edrin: Instagram & Facebook: @LeadStoriesPodcast Connect with Jo at  www.josaxton.com  @josaxton Connect with Pastor Steph at www.pa...

Your voice matters! If you are a writer at any stage in your writing journey we encourage you to check out Hope Writers and all of their free resources as well as consider joining their exclusive community! Check out: LeadStoriesMedia.com/partners for more info! Join us on Thursday, September 17th at 11am Central time for a 20 minute Facebook Live with Pastor Steph and Hope Writers Co-Founder - Ga...

First episode of Season 9 starts here! Stephanie and Jo catch you up on what's been going on with them during this time of unprecedented uncertainty and change and talk about what it means for leadership, calling and ministry.  PLUS, listen for some exciting news!!  Connect with Lead Stories and Jo and Steph: Twitter: @LeadStoriesVox Instagram: @LeadStoriesPodcast Facebook: LeadStoriesPodcast Conn...

Lead Stories went global last September when recording this Lead Voices episode featuring a conversation with Grace Ji-Sun and Graham Joseph Hill, co-writers of the book "Healing Our Broken Humanity"  named 2019 resource of the year by Outreach Magazine.  Graham and Grace are both part of The  Global Church Project  which exists to help local Christians and churches learn from diverse, multiethnic...

First aired in April 2018, this very timely episode features Shawn Moore, a Church pastor, teacher at Bethel Seminary and ironman competitor as he chats with Jo and Steph about greatness, cultural competency and how to grow in our understanding of others.  Shawn desires to see education used to liberate people from bondage so that they can become great and he shares with Jo and Steph about what th...

In this conversation recorded back in November of 2017, Daniel Hill from Chicago is talking about white supremacy, racism and his own awakening to his white cultural background.    Listen to understand: - why people so often congregate with their own racial groups even when given many positive opportunities to interact with others.     - What makes white people so oblivious to white culture - What...

#Summer Replay In this conversation from 2017, Jo and Steph speak with Kathy Khang a writer and speaker about mental health and racial stigmas.    Listen in to hear Kathy share her mental health journey struggling against depression and how Kathy is helping her children have positive attitudes towards mental health care.   Discussion: 1) What are some healthy ways you can demonstrate mental health...

This week's #SummerReplay features a  LEAD VOICES interview recorded in 2017 with Pastor Sandra Maria Van Opstal on the topic of multiethnic leadership and worship.  She is a liturgist and activist who is passionate about re-imagining worship that mobilizes for reconciliation and justice. Check her out at:  http://www.sandravanopstal.com/ Also, get her new book The Next Worship here:  http://www.s...

#SummerReplay Steph and Jo wrap up this series, first broadcast in the fall of 2019, with a conversation around managing change during the process of moving from here to there.  The discussion includes intentional management in five key areas: Time, Relationships, Financial, Expectations and Spirituality.  As an added exercise, they encourage you to choose one area of management along with the Spi...

In this Lead Voices Interview from 2017, writer and podcaster Osheta Moore is talking shalom with Jo and Steph today as they discuss what it means to be intentional about wholeness and peace in our relationship with God, others and the world and its broken systems. Listen in to here Osheta's dramatic testimony and her manifesto to help women pursue shalom in their lives and make a difference in th...

Previously recorded in the fall of 2019, Jo and Stephanie kicked off a new series "What Got You Here, Won't Get You There" with a conversation about the need to ask God whether you need to let go of your "here" in order to get to the "there" He is calling you to. Their challenge question is "What's your here - in the areas of work, team, family, fitness or interpersonal relationships?" Connect wit...